Pocahontas Chords
by Johnny Cash
Pocahontas by Johnny Cash is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, E and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A
Aurora borealis, the icy sky at night,
D A
paddles cut the water in a long and hurried flight,
E G D A
from the white man to the fields of green,
E G D A
in the homeland we've never seen.
A
They killed us in our tepee, they cut our women down,
D A
they might have left some babies cryin' on the ground,
E G D A
but the firesticks and the wagons come,
E G D A
and the night falls on the setting sun.
A
They massacred the buffalo, Kitty corner from the bank,
D A
taxis run across my feet and my eyes have turned to blanks,
E G D A
in my little box at the top of the stairs,
E G D A
with my Indian rug and a pipe to share.
A
I wish I was a trapper, I would give a thousand pelts
D A
to sleep with Pocahontas and find out how she felt,
E G D A
in the mornin' on the fields of green,
E G D A
in the homeland we've never seen.
A
And maybe Marlon Brando will be there by the fire,
D A
we'll sit and talk about Hollywood and the good things there for hire,
E G D A
like the Astrodome and the first tepee,
E G D A
Marlon Brando, Pocahontas and me,
E G D A
Marlon Brando, Pocahontas and me.
E G D A
Pocahontas.